Hand loom



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' i gmdw/ TTORNEYS HAND LOOM Carl Bintz and Elizabeth S. Bintz, Freeland, Mich.

Application December 28, 1953, Serial No. 400,440

Claims. 01. 139-33 This invention relates to hand looms and more particularly to new and useful improvements in swing-type hand looms for use in weaving fabrics such as small rugs, linens, chair coverings and the like in various designs.

One of the prime objects 'of the invention is-t'o design a loom of simple, practical construction, which can be placed and operated on a conventional table or other support, and which can be very economically manufactured and assembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a loom which can be used by relatively inexperienced operators, since manual interweaving of the weft and warp strands is rendered unnecessary.

A further object of the invention is to design a hand loom which is easy to operate and which is adaptable for commercial operators as well as hobbyists and others who will derive a high degree of satisfaction from weaving articles of value thereon.

Another object of the invention is to design a hand loom which is highly reliable and efiicient in operation and on which multi-colored fabrics can be woven in a professional manner in original designs.

A still further object of the invention is to design a hand loom of compact and light weight construction, in which the pins, to which the warp strands are connected, are novelly constructed to permit their ready removal and replacement.

Still a further object is to provide a light weight, compact loom that is readily movable from place to place, which can be compactly stored, and which is particularly useful in exercising the hands and fingers of persons who are incapacitated or have injured their hands lor fingers and require daily exercise of these members.

Broadly, the invention contemplates a pair of warpcariying frames which are relatively movable to produce sheds through which the weft strands are passed, either by hand or with the aid of a shuttle.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevational view of the loom with the inner frame thereof in substantially intermediate position, the broken lines showing the legs in folded position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the inner frame pivoted to raised position, the broken lines illustrating the inner frame swung to lowered position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the 100m.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, sectional, side elevational view showing one of the pins on the outer frame.

States Pater 1 Fig. 5 is a like view showing one of the pins on the inner frame.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the foldable legs.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings in which we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, a letter L generally designates our loom which includes an outer rectangular frame comprised of side members 10 and rear and front end members 11 and 12, the frame being supported in inclined position by means of legs 13 pivotally connected by means of screws 14. Each leg is formed angular in cross section as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, the one section of each leg being cut as at 15 so that the leg, when folded, snugly swings against the lower edge of the side frame 10, the shoulder 15 formed by the cut away section forming a support against which the member 10 bears when the loom is set up for use.

Disposed within the outer frame is an inner rectangular-shaped inner frame M comprised of side members 16 and rear and front end members 17 and 18 respectively. The swing frame M is pivotally supported as by pins 19 on the side members 10 of the outer frame adjacent the end member 12, and it will be apparent that the free end of the swing frame can be swung above and below the outer frame as desired.

The end member 11, which is received in the recessed end 20 of the side members 10 of the outer frame, extends upwardly as shown and mounted on the upper face thereof are two rows of transversely spaced pins 21 which are disposed in staggered relation. The upper ends of the pins 21 are curved to form sockets 22 for receiving the warp strands 23 which are looped about the sockets 22, and similar sockets 22 formed on the pins 24, are provided on the front end 12 of the outer frame. The pins 24 are disposed in transversely spaced apart, staggered relation in three rows as shown, and as will be seen, the strands 23 are provided only on alternate pins, the spacing of the pins 21 conforming substantially to the spacing of the alternate pins 24.

Mounted in transversely spaced, staggered relation on the rear end member 17 of the inner swing frame, between the pins 21, and in substantial alignment with the pins 24 to which warp strands 23 are not aflixed, are pins 25 which are formed with similar socket heads 26 as above described. Looped around these sockets 22 and sockets 26 of the pins 25 between the warps 23 are warp strands 27, and it will be seen that both the warps 23 and 27 comprise looped strands, thus providing warps of double thickness in the woven product. The pins 25 are of considerably greater length than the pins 21 and 24, and when the inner swing frame is in the intermediate position, in alignment with the outer frame, the tops of the pins 22 and 25 are in approximate horizontal alignment. Since the warps 23 and 27 are in dividually tied in relatively taut condition, the swing frame will tend to swing up from the lowered position illustrated in broken lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. To hold the swing frame in its lowered position, a pencil or other small member (not shown) may be inserted between the members 10 and 16, this being easily and quickly insertable and removable as the loom is "operated.

In operation, the loom is placed flat on a table or other supporting surface S, and the inner swing frame M is swung up to the raised position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings to form a shed through which a weft strand may be passed. A conventional shuttle (not shown) is conventionally employed to pass the weft through the shed. Once the weft is passed through the shed, the swing frame is swung to lowered position, and the weft strands may be brought back through the new shed thus formed, or a new strand of a different color can be used. The successive filling or weft strands can be bunched in sideby side relation at the'front end of the frame by means of a common comb' or ruler, and of course the above cycle of operations can be repeated as many times as necessary to'weave a fabric of given length. It is then a relatively simple matter to slip the warps 23 and- 27 off the pins 21, 24 and 25 to removethe completed fabric from the loom.

It will be noted that the opposed ends of the member 17 are beveled and project beyond the outer edgesof the member 16 to form guides28 which accurately guide the swing frame in the outer frame as it is swung to lowered and raised position.

It will thus be apparent that we have perfected: ahand loom of rugged and practical construction which-is extremely easy to operate. Since the loom is placed flat on'a supporting surface in front of the operator, a full view of the fabric being formed and 'any design-therein is had by the operator'at all times without changing the position of the loom.

The looped sections of the pins 24 and 25 serve to hold the various strands in' position on the pins and can, of course, be slightly rotated to provide accurate alignment and eliminate interference as the swing frame is swung to raised and lowered positions.

It is to be understood that various equivalent changes may be made in the various elements which constitute the invention without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appendedclaims.

What we claim is:

l. A hand loom comprising a substantially rectangular, open-center outer frame, a substantially rectangular inner swing frame pivotally mounted therewithin near the'front end thereof, so that the rear end of said swing frame is swingable out of alignment with the rear end of said outer frame to form a shed, pins in transversely spaced, staggered alignment on the rear end of said outer frame, pins in transversely staggered alignment on the front end of said outer frame, said last-named pins being so spaced that alternate'pins are in substantially longitudinal alignment with the pins on the rear end of said outer frame, warp strands looped around the aligned pins on the front and rear ends of said outer' frame'respectively, pins in transversely spaced relation on the'rear end of said swing frame spaced between the pins on the rear end of the outer frame, and warp strands looped 'around the pins on the inner frame and the pins on' the front end of the outer frame between the alternate pins to which the first-mentioned warp strands are" connected.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 in which the upper ends of said pins are curved inwardly and thence outwardly to provide sockets around which the Warp strands may be looped.

3. The combination defined in claim 1 in which the rear end of the outer frame is raised, and the pins on said inner frame are of considerably:greater length than the pins on said outer frame.

4. A hand loom, including a generally rectangular open center outer frame and a generally rectangular inner frame, the one frame being stationary and the other frame being pivotally connected to the front end thereof so that the rear end of the pivotal-frame'may be swung out of alignment with the rear end of the other to produce a shed, pins in transversely staggered alignment on the one end of the stationary frame, pins in transversely staggered alignment on the opposite end of the stationary frame, said latter pins being so spaced that alternate pins are in longitudinal alignment with the pins on the said oneend of the stationary frame, warp strands looped around the aligned pins on said ends of the stationary frame, pins in transversely spaced relation on the rear end of the swingable frame spaced betweenthe pins on the'said oppositeend of the stationary-frame, and warp strands'looped' around the pins on the swingable frame and the pins on the said one end of the stationary frame between the alternate pins to which thefirst-rnentioned warp strands areconnected.

5. A hand loomcomprising, a horizontally inclined, fixed, warp carrying frame, folding legs pivotally mounted on the rear end of said frame to normally support same in elevated position relative to the front end thereof, said legs being formed with shouldered portions engaging the fixed frame to prevent them from swinging past vertical position when swung outwardly from said frame, said legs resting snugly againstthe fixed frame when in folded position, and a horizontally inclined warp carrying inner swing-frame pivotally connected within the outer frameata point spaced from the front end thereof and swingable in a vertical plane out of alignment with said outer frame to produce a shed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATESPATENTS 1,335,163 Haag Mar. 30, 1920 FOREIGN PATENTS 626,727 France May 21, 1927 

